Freedom of speech alive and well in Brookfield
Town leaders have bowed to the fundamental Constitutional right of Freedom of Speech in composing guidelines on public comment and participation in local meetings. Always conscious of people’s rights...
View ArticleNewtown synagogue hosts peace program on April 26
Congregation Adath Israel at 115 Huntingtown Road in Newtown will be hosting a charity event on April 26 that will include the Parents Circle-Families Forum for peace in Israel. The event open to the...
View ArticleNewtown’s new school superintendent begins Monday
Newtown will officially have a new schools superintendent on Monday: Dr. Joseph Erardi Jr. who on Friday finished his seven-year tenure as a superintendent in Southington. The more than three-decade...
View ArticleTaking the stress out of college savings
Trying to put away some extra cash to save for your children’s education can be a stressful endeavor these days, especially when extra cash is becoming more difficult to come by. For those who like to...
View ArticleDanbury begins spring yard debris pick up program
The city’s spring leaf pick up program is slated to begin on Monday, April 14 and will run through May 23. Yard debris, including leaves, weeds, flowers and shrubs placed in paper leaf bags left in...
View ArticleLyme Disease Registry
The Biomedical research Institute at Western Connecticut Health Network has a Lyme disease registry. It’s an effort to enroll people with Lyme disease into a data bank that researchers can use in the...
View ArticleSite of Sandy Hook memorial playground debated
The proposed shoreline location for a Sandy Hook memorial playground in West Haven is catching some flak from the local land trust, which must OK any waterfront development. “If we had more room,...
View ArticleDanbury man charged with DUI after crash
DANBURY — Police charged a 29-year-old Danbury man with drunken driving after a two-car accident at Liberty and Keeler streets Saturday night. Daniel Minchala, of Osborne Street, was also cited for...
View ArticleNew York man charged in Brewster church theft
BREWSTER, N.Y. — A 48-year-old Shrub Oak, N.Y., man has been charged in connection with the theft of religious items from St. Lawrence O’Toole Roman Catholic Church in Brewster last month. William...
View ArticlePower restored in Danbury
UPDATE – 8:40 a.m. All SCL&P customers in Danbury have had their power restored. DANBURY — This morning’s storm has caused power outages for several hundred Southern Connecticut Light and Power...
View ArticleCT parent leadership focus of national webinar
Parent Leadership Training Institute, which was started in Connecticut, will be the featured focus of a webinar April 22 from 2 to 3 p.m. by The Grantmakers for Children Youth & Families. The...
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Sculptors needed.
How’s your inner Auguste Rodin? Your Henry Moore? Your Louise Nevelson? The Cultural alliance of Western Connecticut wants to find out. The alliance wants a sculptor to create an orginal piece of...
View ArticleDanbury police investigating holdup
DANBURY — City police are investigating a reported holdup at a Federal Road jewelry store. Officers responded to Michael’s Jewelers shortly before 11 a.m. for a reported holdup, police said....
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The eclipse we didn’t see.
It was totally overcast last night and there was no chance of seeing the total lunar eclipse. Let’s hope that the weather is better for the next one in October. Meanwhile. enjoy this image from NASA,...
View ArticleDanbury police investigating bank robbery
DANBURY — City police are investigating a robbery of the Webster Bank location on Mill Plain Road. Police responded to the bank at about 11:35 a.m. for a reported robbery. Police at the scene reported...
View ArticleCT Voices urges care with locked women’s facility
The Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families recently opened a new locked facility for young women involved in its juvenile justice system. CT Voices for Children released a statement today...
View ArticleWhat parents need to know about the Internet
Parents can learn about the Internet and the dangers it poses to their children at a informational session at the Ridgefield Playhouse on Tuesday, April 22 at 7 p.m. The presentation is sponsored by...
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Boughton releases 2013 tax return
Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, a Republican candidate in the gubernatorial race, today released a copy of his 2013 federal tax return, which showed a combined income between he and his wife, Phyllis...
View ArticleBethel hosts ecumenical way of cross
There will be an ECUMENICAL WAY OF THE CROSS on Good Friday, April 18, at noon in Bethel. It will start on the sidewalk in front of the Bishop Curtis Homes. In the event of inclement weather,...
View ArticleDanbury man charged with crimes against children
DANBURY — City police arrested a 35-year-old man Tuesday after receiving reports involving the sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girl. Police on April 2 received the report from the Department of Children...
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